“There are women out there who have lost everything, their homes, their marriages, their children, she said.
'These are lifelong injuries, after 22 years I am still going through it.'
The grandmother said she was now registered as #disabled and “suffering from intractable #pain

The great NHS whistleblowing scandal is being exposed

I love the authentic reaction of this GB News journalist when he hears the excellent Peter Duffy explain what happens to NHS staff that try to do the right thing.

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Beat the blues in a flash! #satire

I believe psychiatric medications need to be used judiciously - in acute crisis, last resort, and only as a temporary measure if at all possible.

This information saves lives.

In an ideal world, this is how we should treat people struggling with their mental health... #PSSD
I had the pleasure of joining Dr. Leslie Carr on this episode!

Tune in for more of The Nature of Nurture with Dr. Leslie Carr
Full Episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=JXQJJK…

We revealed on ⁦BBC Panorama⁩ in 2002 how hard it was to withdraw from Seroxat and other SSRIs. Scandalous it’s taken over 2 decades for this:
British Journal of General Practice publishes advice for GPs on Withdrawing from SSRI Antidepressants - iipdw.org/british-journa…

Is our ECT survey attracting a sample biased towards those with strong feelings? Probably, but it might tell us how many people feel it “saved my life” vs how many feel it “damaged my life”, which could be important. But we acknowledge this probable bias towards the two extremes

Introducing Justice for Doctors

The incredible wave of The Telegraph articles on the scandal of how NHS whistleblowers are crushed and serious issues covered up is just the beginning.

Now the The Standard are getting involved

We will publish Journey of Injustice, part one of five volumes on Monday. Your evidence is so powerful that It has reduced me to tears reading it. This is the largest piece of work we have ever undertaken, and this is just the first report

TW suicide / iatrogenic harm

RIP Amina, the fourth young woman to die between January and September 2023 at Cheadle hospital, Priory group.

A senior nurse suggested she was 'faking it' following a self-harm incident the day before her death, the death. Guess the diagnosis.

Why the UN and WHO are calling for Mental Health Reform - a webinar host... youtu.be/IjTU196u28k?si… via YouTube

The reason WHO + UN have jointly called for a move away from the biomedical model approach is because of the lack of evidence for genetic causes of mental illness.

We need an approach that understands the role of toxic stress in our development + body’s ability to be regulated.

breaking up with PSSD takes heartbreak to the next level because you know they can just move on while your stuck here in this state.

Powerful stuff from The Standard on our Justice for Doctors safety conference RoySocMed
Quote of the day Prof Somerville
'I doubt if NHS England will be able to afford to pay for all its sins that it has currently committed - think of the Post Office
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My interview with Dr Josef Witt-Doerring about the falsehoods and harms of the medical model Mad In The UK Mad In America Indigo Daya marion scott Dr. Marnie Wedlake, PhD, RP Lisa Morrison @cep Prof_Richard_Bentall_psychologist Dr Joanna Moncrieff Dr. Josef
youtu.be/O3UP6hDT8pI?si… via YouTube

For some, the memory loss diminishes with time. Best estimates of ‘persistent/permanent memory loss’ range from 12% (Sackheim, H., 2007) to 55% (Rose, D. 2003); even higher in women and older people. Manufacturer of ECT machines lists ‘brain damage’ as a side effect.

I wish I could tell my 12 year old self what I know now about SSRIs. I see a numb stranger lost behind medication & gender dysphoria. Like climbing a mountain, coming off medications has been a challenging but beautiful, rewarding journey. The view at the top is worth it

THREAD

'If patient safety was MHRA's highest priority why have so many people been harmed by medicines and medical devices, and why do MHRA take so late action or none at all?'